Site Reliability Engineer

Position Title:

Site Reliability Engineer (SRE), Ansible, and Linux Administrator

Role Overview:

Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)

Key Responsibilities:

Site Reliability Engineering (SRE):

• Design, implement, and maintain highly available and scalable systems to ensure 99.9% uptime.
• Monitor and improve system reliability, performance, and capacity planning.
• Develop and maintain observability tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack) to monitor system health and performance.
• Respond to incidents, troubleshoot issues, and perform root cause analysis to prevent recurrence.
• Automate repetitive operational tasks to reduce manual intervention and improve efficiency.
• Collaborate with development teams to implement DevOps best practices and CI/CD pipelines.

Ansible Automation:

• Develop and maintain

  Ansible playbooks

  for configuration management, application deployment, and infrastructure provisioning.
• Automate repetitive tasks such as patch management, system updates, and application deployments.
• Ensure Ansible configurations are version-controlled and follow best practices.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues with Ansible scripts and deployments.
• Optimize existing Ansible workflows to improve efficiency and reduce execution time.

Linux Administration:

• Manage and maintain Linux-based systems (e.g., RHEL, Ubuntu, CentOS) in production, staging, and development environments.
• Perform system updates, patching, and security hardening to ensure compliance with organizational policies.
• Configure and manage services such as Apache, Nginx, MySQL, PostgreSQL, and Docker.
• Manage user accounts, permissions, and access control on Linux systems.
• Troubleshoot and resolve system-level issues, including performance bottlenecks and hardware failures.
• Implement and maintain backup and disaster recovery solutions for Linux systems.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

Technical Skills:

• SRE Expertise:

• Strong understanding of SRE principles, including SLAs, SLOs, and error budgets.
• Experience with monitoring tools like Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, or Datadog.
• Proficiency in incident management and root cause analysis.

• Ansible:

• Hands-on experience with Ansible for configuration management and automation.
• Ability to write and debug complex Ansible playbooks and roles.
• Knowledge of Ansible Tower/AWX is a plus.

• Linux Administration:

• Strong experience with Linux systems (RHEL, Ubuntu, CentOS).
• Proficiency in shell scripting (Bash) and familiarity with Python for automation.
• Experience with system performance tuning, security hardening, and troubleshooting.

• DevOps Tools:

• Familiarity with CI/CD tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI, or GitHub Actions.
• Experience with containerization tools like Docker and orchestration platforms like Kubernetes.

• Networking:

• Basic understanding of networking concepts (DNS, load balancing, firewalls, etc.).

Soft Skills:

• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Proactive and self-motivated with a focus on continuous improvement.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, CloudFormation).
• Knowledge of security best practices for Linux systems and automation tools.
• Certification in Linux (e.g., RHCSA, RHCE) or Ansible (e.g., Red Hat Certified Specialist in Ansible Automation).

Education and Experience:

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 6+ years of experience in SRE, Linux Administration, and Ansible automation.